Ethereal Network Instruments buffer overflow
| ethereal-net-instr-bo (26026) |  High Risk |
Description:
Ethereal is vulnerable to a buffer overflow. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability using a malformed packet or trace file to execute arbitrary code on the system.
Platforms Affected:
- Debian, Debian Linux 3.0
- Debian, Debian Linux 3.1
- Ethereal, Ethereal 0.10.0 - 0.10.14
- Gentoo, Linux
- MandrakeSoft, Mandrake Linux 2006
- MandrakeSoft, Mandrake Linux 2006 X86_64
- RedHat, Enterprise Linux 2.1 WS
- RedHat, Enterprise Linux 2.1 ES
- RedHat, Enterprise Linux 2.1 AS
- RedHat, Enterprise Linux 3 WS
- RedHat, Enterprise Linux 3 AS
- RedHat, Enterprise Linux 3 ES
- RedHat, Enterprise Linux 3 Desktop
- RedHat, Enterprise Linux 4 ES
- RedHat, Enterprise Linux 4 Desktop
- RedHat, Enterprise Linux 4 WS
- RedHat, Enterprise Linux 4 AS
- RedHat, Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1 Itanium
Remedy:
Upgrade to the latest stable version of Ethereal (0.99.0 or later), as listed in Ethereal Security Advisory enpa-sa-00023. See References.
For Red Hat Linux:
Refer to RHSA-2006:0420-8 for patch, upgrade, or suggested workaround information. See References.
For Debian GNU/Linux:
Refer to DSA-1049-1 for patch, upgrade, or suggested workaround information. See References.
For Gentoo Linux:
Refer to Gentoo Linux Security Announcement GLSA 2006-04-17 for patch, upgrade, or suggested workaround information. See References.
Consequences:
Gain Access
References:
- Ethereal Security Advisory enpa-sa-00023, Multiple problems in Ethereal versions 0.8.5 to 0.10.14 at http://www.ethereal.com/appnotes/enpa-sa-00023.html.
- Ethereal Web site, Ethereal: Download at http://www.ethereal.com/download.html.
- Ethereal Web site, Ethereal: A Network Protocol Analyzer at http://www.ethereal.com/.
- ASA-2006-128: ethereal security update (RHSA-2006-0420)
- BID-17682: Ethereal Multiple Protocol Dissector Vulnerabilities In Versions Prior To 0.99.0
- CVE-2006-1934: Multiple buffer overflows in Ethereal 0.10.x up to 0.10.14 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via the (1) ALCAP dissector, (2) Network Instruments file code, or (3) NetXray/Windows Sniffer file code.
- DSA-1049: ethereal -- several vulnerabilities
- GLSA-200604-17: Ethereal: Multiple vulnerabilities in protocol dissectors
- MDKSA-2006:077: Updated ethereal packages fix numerous vulnerabilities
- RHSA-2006-0420: ethereal security update
- SA19769: Ethereal Multiple Protocol Dissector Vulnerabilities
- SA20944: Avaya Products Ethereal Vulnerabilities
- SECTRACK ID: 1015985: Ethereal Bugs in Multipe Dissectors Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code and Remote Deny Service
- SUSE-SR:2006:010: SUSE Security Summary Report
- VUPEN/ADV-2006-1501: Ethereal Protocol Dissectors Code Execution and Denial of Service Vulnerabilities
Reported:
Apr 24, 2006
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